Professor

Specialty

Organic Chemistry

Education

B.S. Chemistry -University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point - 1972
PhD Chemistry - University of Wisconsin, Madison - 1978
NIH Postdoctoral Fellow (Enzymology)
The Pennsylvania State University 1978 - 1981

Office: Faculty Offices East (Bldg. 25) - 232

Phone: (805) 756-1327

E-Mail: jmarlier@calpoly.edu

Website: http://calpoly.edu/~chem/faculty/jfmresch.htm

Research Interests

Mechanistic studies of both organic and enzyme-catalyzed reactions of esters, amides and thioesters. 
The experimental methods include:

• Kinetics
• Kinetic isotope effects (both hydrogen and heavy-atom)
• Isotope exchange via 13C-NMR and mass spectrometry
• pKa determination via 15N-NMR